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A similar movement to save trees in the seventies was known as the Chipko movement, derived from the Hindi word 'chipko', meaning to stick, where batches of men and women, led by the grassroots environmental acitivist Sunderlal Bahuguna, embraced and stuck to trees to prevent them from being felled.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Vishal Gulati 2009
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In India, that courageous act of "chipko," or hugging, has become an extremely powerful symbol.
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The chipko movement in turn was inspired by the bishnois tenets.
Kafila 2009
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